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RICHARD W BROOKS III
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
August 27, 1943 – December 28, 1967
Service recordRichard W Brooks III, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on December 28, 1967, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 32E, Line 85 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32E · Line 85
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- August 27, 1943
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 28, 1967
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date December 28, 1967; he was the only one lost in Quảng Tín Province that day. In December 1967, 937 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 3 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 32E, Line 85
- RONALD CHRIS BRESHEARSSergeant · December 28, 1967
- RICHARD LEE CARLSONCorporal · December 28, 1967
- CARL EUGENE CHAMBERLAINLance Corporal · December 28, 1967
- JOHN GEYER CORRSecond Lieutenant · December 28, 1967
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 1965
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.